Investment
Henchman KM-Driven Drafting Tool Bags €2m Seed Funding
Henchman, the contract drafting startup that suggests clauses from your own KM database as you work within Microsoft Word, has bagged an additional €2m (£1.68m) …
Delivery Models
Sprintlaw: The Totally Fixed Fee + Fully Distributed Law Firm
The number of innovative legal services businesses that operate outside of the traditional model is increasing so much now that to think of them as …
Big Four + Prediction Tools
KPMG + Blue J Form Alliance For Predictive Analysis
Blue J, a provider of predictive analysis tools for tax positions in North America, and Big Four firm KPMG, have formed an alliance in the …
Conference
Legal Innovators California Is On – See You June 9
Artificial Lawyer’s Legal Innovators California conference is on and will be taking place June 9 this summer in San Francisco. We are really looking forward …
Driving Efficiency
What if Lawyers Had an Ethical Obligation to be Efficient?
What if lawyers had an ethical obligation to be efficient, and that failing to work as efficiently as ‘reasonably possible’ could lead to disbarment and/or …
Legal Evolution
Goodbye Big Law, Hello Fixed Fees + Legal Tech
‘I despise the billable hour,’ says William Woodford, a former partner at leading IP firm Fish & Richardson, ‘it taints the relationship with the client.’ …
Legal Tech Job Promotions
Whittle + Wolfenden Promoted to New Innovation Roles at Weightmans
National law firm Weightmans has announced the promotion of Stuart Whittle to Chief Innovation and Technology officer, a new role for the firm with direct …
Data Science
How Elevate Worked With Clifford Chance On Its LIBOR Project
In this special AL TV video we look at how law company Elevate worked with global law firm Clifford Chance on its LIBOR transition project, …
Legal Services Platforms
Lexly Buys LegalHero To Grow Fixed Price Legal Services Platform
Lexly, a Swedish company that provides fixed price legal services to consumers, such as legal documents along with light-touch lawyer input, has bought Denmark’s LegalHero, …
Legal Tech Consortium
Dealcloser Joins Jameson Legal Tech Consortium
Dealcloser, a transaction management platform, is joining the consortium of Jameson Legal Tech. The move also marks the company’s official launch in the UK and …